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Tuesday, 5 June 2012

Gold & Grunge

I have a tag to show you today...I had a little play with inks and Cosmic Shimmer pigments. I started by blending 'Stormy Sky', 'Faded Jeans', 'Chipped Saphire' and 'Dusty Concord' Distress Inks over a manilla tag, and 'Brushed Corduroy' around the edges. I spritzed it with a little water, then left it to dry. I stamped 'Agapanthus Clusters' (by Stampendous) and a sentiment (from the 'Sentiments' set by Hero Arts) in Versamark, then brushed 'Soft Gold' Cosmic Shimmer mica pigment over the top.

The gold is beautifully shiny in real life, and really stands out against the 'grungy' background: